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BBC Micro games from the 80s
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 sitdownstandup  30 Apr 22 7.57pm |
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This is one for the older folks on here. Just surfing the net and came across this website where they have I think every BBC micro game available. Football director and Football manager are on there and playable. Not much cop compared to games now but brings back memories. I had a c64 back in the day but played those games and its good to have a go on them again.
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ASCPFC  Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 02 May 22 11.55am |
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[Link] this might jog a few memories.
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Noz  North Hampshire 03 May 22 4.39pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
[Link] this might jog a few memories. Oh wow, I played a lot of Elite on my C64. Docking music was "Blue Danube", stolen, obviously from 2001 A Space Odyssey
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 03 May 22 6.57pm |
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I've still got my old Sinclair Spectrum (and a portable cassette player) in the loft. Not really worth much, but I can't bring myself to part with it. Some of those old games were fun. By Jove, computer games have come a long way in a relatively short time. Today's graphics and the game complexity are off the scale in comparison.
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| ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 03 May 22 8.01pm |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
I've still got my old Sinclair Spectrum (and a portable cassette player) in the loft. Not really worth much, but I can't bring myself to part with it. Some of those old games were fun. By Jove, computer games have come a long way in a relatively short time. Today's graphics and the game complexity are off the scale in comparison. I have something called a retrocade which has 9000 games from the past on it. Saves the loading (which won't work from the tape, I'm guessing!). There are Spectrum emulators which you will be able to load games from, if you're slightly savvy (or look up how to do it). Used to love Cricket Captain on the Spectrum but, thankfully, it isn't much different on the PC. On my last PC I had a C64 emulator downloaded.
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| Grumbles 04 May 22 7.28pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
I have something called a retrocade which has 9000 games from the past on it. Saves the loading (which won't work from the tape, I'm guessing!). There are Spectrum emulators which you will be able to load games from, if you're slightly savvy (or look up how to do it). Used to love Cricket Captain on the Spectrum but, thankfully, it isn't much different on the PC. On my last PC I had a C64 emulator downloaded. I've got a retrocade as well. The Odroid 64, get out sometimes and I find the young 'uns love the old coin op.
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Forest Hillbilly  in a hidey-hole 04 May 22 9.13pm |
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I was a bit hacked-off when i found my old TV game in my parents garage 20 years ago. Looked just a bit dusty on the outside, but the circuitry must have been corroded as hell, as didn't even get a glimmer of life from it.
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| ASCPFC Pro-Cathedral/caravan park 05 May 22 7.22pm |
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Originally posted by Noz
Oh wow, I played a lot of Elite on my C64. Docking music was "Blue Danube", stolen, obviously from 2001 A Space Odyssey Or some beeps on the Spectrum version.
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| Noz North Hampshire 06 May 22 5.22pm |
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Originally posted by ASCPFC
Or some beeps on the Spectrum version. I never had a spectrum 48k, but my best buddy did: I was always horribly jealous of him for having the games "Atic Attack" and "Jet Set Willy".
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| Lyons550 Shirley 13 May 22 3.53pm |
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Originally posted by Noz
Oh wow, I played a lot of Elite on my C64. Docking music was "Blue Danube", stolen, obviously from 2001 A Space Odyssey I now play Elite on the PS5..many an evening / early morning spent throwing the Acorn Electron keyboard around after failing to dock having spent 3hrs travelling to the space port!!
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| Lyons550 Shirley 13 May 22 3.55pm |
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Originally posted by Noz
I never had a spectrum 48k, but my best buddy did: I was always horribly jealous of him for having the games "Atic Attack" and "Jet Set Willy". I actually managed to complete jet Set Willy 3 weeks after release and there was a phone number displayed at the end to ring and let them know....I thought i'd made it big time and was gonna wina prize, only to find it was then a kebab shop!
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